Waterproofing a Coat
Dear Aunt Daisy, We always have The Listener and are most interested in the vety helpful articles you publish each week. I wonder can you help me? My raincoat is porous; is there anything I can do to make it
waterproof?
Belinda
Yes, here is a good old recipe, proven over many years. It is called Sievers Process. Into a big bucketful of water (rainwater jis best because it is soft) stir Ylb, sugar of lead and 11b. powdered alum (both from chemist). Stir every now and then until inixture becomes cleat. Pour it off into wooden tub and soak the article in it 24 hours. If not sufficient to cover the article, a little more water may be added. Then hang up coat to dry without wemene: Do not hurry the drying. a
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 517, 20 May 1949, Page 23
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137Waterproofing a Coat New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 517, 20 May 1949, Page 23
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